“Abuse! I mean, we don’t know that there’s been any abuse. They get three square meals a day, we give them Korans, they’re allowed to pray five times a day, no one’s getting beheaded as far as I know…. There’s a big difference between being tortured and being uncomfortable. Call me crazy, but I don’t think if you tried to kill my brothers and sisters in the Trade Towers that warrants a four-star hotel.”
—Rick Roberts on Guantanamo Bay (close paraphrase), Savage Nation
Not long ago, the day the story of Edward Klein’s ridiculous The Truth About Hillary broke, a different host on the same station (New York’s WOR 710 AM) refused to dignify Klein’s allegations with detailed discussion, and kept the commentary limited to the implications for her campaign. There’s also been some genuinely good parenting advice (no, not spanking). We need to note these honorable moments. “Aren’t you sick of what passes for political discourse in this country?” asked Roberts today. Yes. No matter how polarized things get, there’s still common ground it would surely serve everyone well to re-establish. Not caving in—recognizing where we aren’t at odds.